Oakland, CA Profile

Oakland, CA, population 409,189, is located
in California's Alameda county,
about 4.7 miles from Berkeley and 8.4 miles from San Francisco.

Through the 90's Oakland's population has grown by about 7%.
It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Oakland has declined by about 1%. Since 2005 Oakland's population has grown by about 4%.

Oakland's property crime levels tend to be much higher than
California's average level.
The same data shows violent crime levels in Oakland tend to be much higher than California's average level.